Presents the latest research in the field of neurobiology of body fluid homeostasis
Includes integrative research on neural and endocrine control of arterial pressure, thermoregulation, and behavior and the physiology of bodily fluids
Describes classic approaches for investigating physiological control systems combined with recent developments in molecular genetics and cell biology
Summary
A timely symposium entitled Body-Fluid Homeostasis: Transduction and Integration was held at Araraquara, S o Paulo, Brazil in 2011. This meeting was convened as an official satellite of a joint gathering of the International Society for Autonomic Neuroscience (ISAN) and the American Autonomic Society (AAS) held in Buzios, Rio de Janeiro. Broad international participation at this event generated stimulating discussion among the invited speakers, leading to the publication of Neurobiology of Body Fluid Homeostasis: Transduction and Integration.
Drawn from the proceedings and filled with rich examples of integrative neurobiology and regulatory physiology, this volume:
Provides updated research using human and animal models for the control of bodily fluids, thirst, and salt appetite
Explores neural and endocrine control of body fluid balance, arterial pressure, thermoregulation, and ingestive behavior
Discusses recent developments in molecular genetics, cell biology, and behavioral plasticity
Reviews key aspects of brain serotonin and steroid and peptide control of fluid consumption and arterial pressure
The book highlights research conducted by leading scientists on signal transduction and sensory afferent mechanisms, molecular genetics, perinatal and adult long-term influences on regulation, central neural integrative circuitry, and autonomic/neuroendocrine effector systems. The findings discussed by the learned contributors are relevant for a basic understanding of disorders such as heat injury, hypertension, and excess salt intake. A unique reference on the neurobiology of body fluid homeostasis, this volume is certain to fuel additional research and stimulate further debate on the topic.


Table of Contents
The Human Penchant for Deranged Salt Balance; Micah Leshem
Circumventricular Organs: Integrators of Circulating Signals
Controlling Hydration, Energy Balance, and Immune Function; Alastair V. Ferguson
Neuroendocrinology of Hydromineral Homeostasis; José Antunes-Rodrigues, Silvia G. Ruginsk, André S. Mecawi, Lisandra O. Margatho, Wagner L. Reis, Renato R. Ventura, Andréia L. da Silva, Tatiane Vilhena-Franco, and Lucila L. K. Elias
Preoptic Periventricular Integrative Mechanisms Involved in Behavior, Fluid Electrolyte Balance, and Pressor Responses; José Vanderlei Menani, Alexandre A. Vieira,Débora S. A. Colombari, Patrícia M. De Paula, Eduardo Colombari, and Laurival A. De Luca Jr.
Diverse Roles of Angiotensin Receptor Intracellular Signaling Pathways in the Control of Water and Salt Intake; Derek Daniels
Separating Thirst from Hunger; Gina L. C. Yosten and Willis K. Samson
Interdependent Preoptic Osmoregulatory and Thermoregulatory Mechanisms Influencing Body Fluid Balance and Heat Defense; Michael J. McKinley and Michael L. Mathai
Catecholaminergic Medullary Pathways and Cardiovascular Responses to Expanded Circulating Volume and Increased Osmolarity; Gustavo R. Pedrino, Daniel A. Rosa, Oswaldo U. Lopes, and Sergio L. Cravo
Neurochemical Circuits Subserving Fluid Balance and Baroreflex: A Role for Serotonin, Oxytocin, and Gonadal
Steroids; Laura Vivas, Andrea Godino, Carolina Dalmasso,
Ximena E. Caeiro, Ana F. Macchione, and Maria J. Cambiasso
Brain Serotonergic Receptors and Control of Fluid Intake and
Cardiovascular Function in Rats; Josmara B. Fregoneze, Hilda S. Ferreira, and Carla Patricia N. Luz
Serotonergic Autoinhibition within Dorsal Raphe Nucleus Modulates Sodium Appetite; André S. Mecawi, Fabricia V. Fonseca, Iracema G. de Araujo, and Luis C. Reis
A Classic Innate Behavior, Sodium Appetite, Is Driven by Hypothalamic Gene-Regulatory Programs Previously Linked to Addiction and Reward; Wolfgang Liedtke
Development of Local RAS in Cardiovascular/Body Fluid Regulatory Systems and Hypertension in Fetal Origins; Caiping Mao, Lijun Shi, Na Li, Feichao Xu, and Zhice Xu
Sodium Appetite Sensitization; Seth W. Hurley, Robert L. Thunhorst, and Alan Kim Johnson
Homeostasis and Body Fluid Regulation: An End Note; Laurival A. De Luca Jr., Richard B. David, and José V. Menani
Index